Stay tuned. 7c is on the lathe, and I think you’ll really like it. This one’ll be an actual bowl – no lid. (I usually go the lid route because I’m so inept at finishing the inside of a bowl). Pray I don’t screw it up.

Mark I was looking at Zagrebs jig and saw your comment , which led me to your home page and projects, I had a look at some of them, I saw some pretty fancy work there I must say.

I was very impressed with your work, particularly the Ficus and Chinese Elm projects.You must have amazingly sharp work tools.

FicusIn relation to Ficus, is this the vine that grows on the face of cliffs and produces a date like fruit?

Chinese ElmChinese Elm is a noxious weed here in Aust and is a prolific grower hence the weed designation I guess, I have never thought to work with either material, and commend your results if the ficus is the wood I thought it was.

So you make a 6” blank round, cut a 1.5” hole in the center. Then you make a toy finial, plop it on top and call that a BOWL???

Oh Pshaw ! What can you possibly put in a hole that small? ...Oh wait a minute, I almost forgot. You live in “Cant-afford-ya”, the land of movie stars and legal pot. OK, NOW I know what you keep in that “BOWL” .... wink-wink, nudge-nudge ! ..

Joe, you’re one of those people who ask, “Whatya gunna put in it? What’s it fer?” It’s art, Joe. You’ve heard of art? P’shaw on you, you – you Barbarian. You’d walk into Leonardo’s house and, seeing the Mona Lisa on the wall, would ask, “What’s that? A TV tray? What’s it fer, Len? You gunna yoos it to surv drenks?” Scalawag.This bowl is about 7” in diameter. Not so small. It’s what we call a lidded Hollow Form.And, also, I haven’t so much as seen that of which you so merrily speak, since I was a teenager.Thanks for checking in, you heathen. I enjoy our banter.And, one other thing:“Oh Pshaw ! What can you possibly put in a hole that small? ” Do you really want me to answer that?I could say something like, Oh, your brain, for instance. Or something like that. But I won’t. I’ll rise above it all.

And, Chinese Elm is a very prolific street tree, here. The CE I’ve used, I don’t remember where I got it. I found it in the back of my pickup, just a couple branches that I likely picked up on the curb somewhere. I’ve yet to catch one in the ct of being trimmed or cut down. I want some more.

Thats our “smokin Joe” at work for us Ha ha,......anyway back on the subjectThanks for the reply the tree looks vaguly familiar to the ficus I saw as a teenager at my Grandmothers house in Cremorne Sydney, the house was backing onto a cliff face where the ficus was growing.

CHINESE ELM (Celtis) – A DESTRUCTIVE PESTPosted by IndeComp on April 27, 2014 in Uncategorized

The Chinese Celtis (aka Chinese Elm) is a declared Class 3 pest plant under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002. There is no local Government protection of Chinese Elms as a rule, and there is no need for a landowner to check if a Chinese Elm can be removed. These trees are hazardous to structures, but can also cause health issues for animals.

Mind you there other timbers which are declared pests as well, Camphor Laurel for instance, which I use regularly beacuse of its smell and beautiful grain features

Camphor, too, Rob? I’ve made a few Things from the tree in my back yard. Love it.

The tree.

It was a lot bigger before it was “cut down.” This is the re-growth.

Chinese Elm, a “destructive pest?” I can’t imagine that. They’re everywhere around here. Suburban street trees. They line the sidewalks, and, were some of the earliest imported additions to the suburban landscape. They make a lot of leaf litter, but, that’s about it. Mebees, it’s a different kind? If it’s the same thing, I envy your access to it. They rarely cut them here. Such beautiful wood.